#GESY

The non-governmental organisation, Cyprus Integrity Forum (CIF), on Monday called for systematic checks of Gesy to avoid corruption and to ensure full transparency in the health system. According to the ...

Some 92 per cent of Cypriots consider that the health system Gesy has improved the quality of life of the population, a survey revealed on Friday. The survey was carried out ...

The government’s current priority is “undoubtedly” mental health, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Thursday. Speaking at the Cyprus Healthcare Conference, he pointed out that according to estimates published ...

During a meeting with representatives of trade union Pasydy on Wednesday, nurses again raised the issue of understaffing in public hospitals, highlighting the urgent need for action from health authorities. ...

Patients are running out of specialised medications due to the state’s lack of planning, head of the patient association (Osak) said on Wednesday. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, Osak ...

The public servants union Pasydy issued an announcement on Tuesday expressing its “intense displeasure” over the legislature’s approval of regulations, which deprive its members and their families (as well ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Monday has reminded its beneficiaries that they can receive SMS notifications on their mobiles of the result of their visits to specialist doctors. “Beneficiaries ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill addressing deficits of the state health services (Okypy), granting them a one-year extension. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said the initial law specified the state ...

The success of Gesy requires the fruitful contribution of all involved, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday. Speaking at the opening of a nursing and midwifery conference, he pointed ...

The latest evaluation report of the national health scheme Gesy raised some very important concerns, which could jeopardise its medium-term viability if not tackled in the foreseeable future. It is ...

The latest evaluation report on Cyprus’ national health scheme Gesy said that in the past three years direct healthcare expenses for patients were reduced from 50 to around 15 per cent. Released ...

Efforts are underway to develop the National Cancer Institute, as well as a legal framework to offer palliative care through Gesy, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Sunday. Speaking to ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos met a delegation of the Pancyprian Medical Association led by its general secretary Sotiroula Charalambous on Tuesday to discuss several key healthcare issues. According to a ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (Hio) issued €80,000 in fines last year to over 40 health service providers for abusing Gesy, it emerged on Friday. Data obtained by CNA revealed that in 2023, the ...

The patients’ association (Osak) called on all state healthcare (Gesy) beneficiaries to activate their online medical profiles in an announcement on Thursday. The organisation called on the public to update ...

Parliament on Thursday night unanimously approved the budgets of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) and State Health Services (Okypy). Okypy’s total budget for 2024 foresees expenditure totalling at €761.8 million, and ...

The amount being paid to some public hospital doctors in overtime and allowances are beyond belief. The audit office’s annual report on Nicosia general hospital recorded a case of ...

By April, the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (OSAK) hopes that some of its demands, which were reiterated in a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides and Health Minister Michael Damianos, ...

Implementing local government reform “is the government’s responsibility”, House President Annita Demetriou said on Thursday. Speaking following a meeting with Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on the matter, she said “...

The biggest problem plaguing the health system Gesy is abuse, Health Minister Michalis Damianou said on Thursday in a speech to the House Health Committee on the state of healthcare. ...

Abuses of the national health scheme (Gesy) are the biggest problem affecting the health sector, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC radio, Damianos said that the ...

Some 80,000 claims for compensation of healthcare providers corresponding to €10 million were rejected by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) which operates Gesy, according to data. In addition, fines were imposed on 30 ...

Disy party will continue its support of Gesy, party leader Annita Demetriou said on Monday. She was speaking during a meeting with state doctors union Pasyki and committee chairman and ...

Having on-call doctors has been working satisfactorily for over six months since the measure was announced, the head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Efi Kamitsi said on Tuesday. “The ...